The Sisson Street Task Force held its first meeting on Monday to discuss what to do with the Sisson Street Convenience Center, a trash drop-off site.

The task force is looking into whether to keep, close or move the site. Various stakeholders provided input in the meeting.

“We want to take a different look, we want to get more stakeholders around the table to work with DPW,” said City Councilwoman Odette Ramos, D-District 14.

The Department of Public Works emphasized the role of the Convenience Center as a place for communities to drop off materials for transportation elsewhere.

“We are focusing on a Convenience Center where communities can go and drop off their materials for it to be transported to another destination,” a representative with DPW said.

A proposal to move the center to

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